In 1974 a small group of people interested in the therapeutic value of music and color, began collecting and working with information concerning this subject in 1974. With the help of this group Dr. Maria McKinney founded the organization and Casa de Maria Research Center was incorporated in the State of Washington in November 1982 to actively develop this discipline and make it available to all people who seek the healing it offers. In 1984, The Internal Revenue Service recognized Casa de Maria Research Center as exempt from Federal Income Tax under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Current Board Members are Susan Moore, Executive Director, Dr. Maria McKinney, Judith Lowe, Mary Polk, Christina Moore and Elana Wave.
Mission
The mission of the Casa de Maria Research Center is to explore, promote and practice the life enhancing concepts of music, light and sound, to assist in the healing of humankind, and to help raise its consciousness.
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Attunement Room Beginning in 1983, Casa de Maria Research Center offered therapeutic treatments using both music and colored lights. The room was circular, 10 feet in diameter and located within a larger room. It was surrounded by a six-foot high white-silk curtain, with a white hand-made rug on the floor. Two small hand-woven symbols hung on the curtain of this room: one an equal cross in a circle; the other a star-of-David, crafted by Judith Lowe. The client could either lay down on the massage table or sit in a chair placed in the middle of the room. Classical music and colored light was selected intuitively for each client. Once the Musical Massage Sound Therapy was composed and available in 1989, this replaced the need for customizing the music selections for each client. Much of Maria's knowledge of classical music for particular therapeutic purposes is described in the book, Healing Tones of Music, available on the order page.
Dr. Maria McKinney, founder of Casa de Maria Research Center has degrees from Mannes College, Yale University, Stanford University, and her PhD in Music from the University of Oregon. She is a professional cellist and also plays viola da gamba, which she learned in Basel, Switzerland. She left a position as Professor of Music at Central Washington University to devote her full-time energies to the work of the Center.
From 1983 to1995, Casa de Maria Research Center operated a bookstore with a therapy room (attunement room) and a classroom to accommodate music-therapy clients, special speakers, workshops, and it provided counseling rooms for many practitioners of the healing arts. The bookstore sold books, crystals, selected recordings and essential oils. In 1995 the bookstore was sold and Casa de Maria Research Center continues today as a separate entity focusing on distributing Musical Massage Sound Therapy, and researching light and sound therapy.
The Attunement Room with Dr. Maria McKinney with David Black, Energy Healer, above, interior of the attunement room, right.
Some of the lectures and workshops on sound therapy and related topics at the Center between 1983 and 1995 included the following:
Musical Massage, Wynne Thomas and Dr. Maria McKinney
Aura Workshop, Johanna Fisslinger
Findhorn Garden Community, Dorothy Maclean
Aura Camera, Russ and Anita Hicks
Accelerated Self-Healing, Judy Kapel and Judy Goring
Healing Through Signature Sound (Sharry Edwards), Cathy Alexander and Jim Gaffrey
Electro-frequency Diagnostics and Treatment, Cliff Hedeen
Monroe's Gateway to Higher Consciousness, Judith Munns
The Melchizedek Consciousness, Susan Moore
Flower of Life Workshop, Susan Moore
Musical Massage and Aura Readings, Dr. Maria McKinney and Bill Broomall
Crystals in Healing, Ron Lane
Art Therapy, Mary Newbill
Reiki, Holly Sosienski
Dance Movement, Jeanette Shomer
Veil Painting, Dr. Sigrid Penrod
Bach Flower Remedies, Dee Hall
Art Therapy, Margaret Carpenter
Psychology of World Religion, Harmon and June Avis Bro
Aromatherapy as a tool for Spiritual Activation, Diana James
Scientific work of George Merkle Ph.D., Michael Brookins
Letting Go of Illusions, Jan Weiss
Jin Shin Acupressure, Alex Holland
Reflexology, Beverly Rossiter
Aromatherapy, June Earle
What is Ascension, Celeste Korsholm
Veteran's Project Casa de Maria Research Center is currently conducting a project to provide Musical Massage Sound Therapy for Veterans at no charge. Please email maria@music-massage.com or susanlynnmoore@yahoo.com for more information.
